Improvement in jelly-jars



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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

NICHOLAS P. TODD, OF SHAMONG, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN JELLY-JARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 184,442, dated November14, 1876; application filed September 16, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NICHOLAS P/TODD, of Shamong, in'the county ofBurlington and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and ImprovedJelly-Jar, of which the following is a specification:

1n the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a top view, and Fig. 2a vertical central section on line as m, Fig.1 of my improved jelly-jar.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention has reference to an improved jelly-jar, and is designed toform the jelly directly into molded shape when filling the jars forsale, so that it may be taken out and served in neat and convenientmanner, being specially adapted for hotel, restaurant, and family use.

The invention relates to a jar with a number ofinterior compartments ofsuitable shape,

and a rim that extends to suitable height above the compartments, forthe purpose of containing a portion of jelly additional to that requiredto fill the compartments, and which will form the base of the moldedjelly when I the same is inverted.

In the drawing, Arepresents a jelly-jar, made of glass or other suitablematerial, and of round or other shape. The interiorof the jar A isprovided with a number of compartments, B, of cylindrical, conical, orother shape, preferably so disposed as to require a minimum quantity ofglass or other material for the jar. The bottom or lowermost part of thecell-like compartments B is preferably rounded off, to facilitate, onturning the jar, the ready detaching of the jelly. The compartments Bare not extended entirely up to the rim 0 of the jar, but to somedistance below the same, so that when the jelly is filled into the jar asolid covering top portion of jelly is formed, which becomes the basepart when the jar is upset, on which the jelly cylinders, cones, orother plain or ornamental bodies, molded into shape by the compartments,are supported. This imparts not only a neater appearance to the jelly,but admits the Having thus described myinvention, Iclaim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent A jelly-jar made with a number ofinterior molding-compartments, and with a rim extending above the same,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

NICHOLAS P. TODD.

Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, O. SEDewIoK.

